Garchomp ex

Timetrav3l3r Timetrav3l3r Expanded 3,468 views Dec 25, 2023 Updated Apr 17, 2024
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My take on Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift). With Miraidon ex (Scarlet & Violet) and Giratina VSTAR (Lost Origin)  decks running rampant. I wanted to build a non meta deck that would stand up to them as an answer. 

Strategy against Miraidon ex (Obsidian Flames) decks, don't get Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift) into play unless needed to snipe the bench.

Enter Glimmora ex (Obsidian Flames) decent HP, attack cost of 2 Basic Fighting Energy (Scarlet & Violet Energies) disrupts bench, can self evolve

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My take on Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift). With Miraidon ex (Scarlet & Violet) and Giratina VSTAR (Lost Origin)  decks running rampant. I wanted to build a non meta deck that would stand up to them as an answer. 

Strategy against Miraidon ex (Obsidian Flames) decks, don't get Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift) into play unless needed to snipe the bench.

Enter Glimmora ex (Obsidian Flames) decent HP, attack cost of 2 Basic Fighting Energy (Scarlet & Violet Energies) disrupts bench, can self evolve and can hit for 280 applying weakness. Keep another Glimmora ex (Obsidian Flames)  ready, as the first one is going to get 1HKO by Raichu V (Brilliant Stars).

Strategy against Giratina VSTAR (Lost Origin) decks.

Get at least 2 Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift) into play as early as possible, have at least 3 energies in the discard pile ready by the time they can use Mirage Gate (Lost Origin), bench Jirachi (Paradox Rift) and Manaphy (Brilliant Stars) so they can't use Radiant Greninja (Astral Radiance) or Sableye (Lost Origin) and are forced to attack with Giratina VSTAR (Lost Origin).

Load up energies into Mew ex (151) and use gnome hacking to copy lost impact and take a 1HKO, they can only 1HKO 1 Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift) using Star Requiem and you can use Cheryl (Battle Styles) to heal any other Garchomp ex (Paradox Rift) in play.

Temporal forces update

Replaced Battle VIP Pass (Fusion Strike) with Buddy-Buddy Poffin (Temporal Forces) 

Replaced Escape Rope (Battle Styles) with Prime Catcher (Temporal Forces) 

Replaced Cheryl (Battle Styles) with Professor Turo's Scenario (Paradox Rift) and Collapsed Stadium (Brilliant Stars) 

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (20)
3 Garchomp ex sv4-38
$1.15 Water 320
2 Glimmora ex sv3-123
$0.81 Fighting 270
1 Mew ex sv3pt5-151
$8.54 Psychic 180
1 Ting-Lu sv4-109
$0.18 Fighting 140
1 Radiant Greninja swsh10-46
$3.11 Water 130
2 Bibarel swsh9-121
$0.39 Colorless 120
1 Gabite sv4-95
$0.21 Fighting 100
3 Gible sv4-94
$0.11 Fighting 70
1 Jirachi sv4-126
$0.24 Metal 70
1 Manaphy swsh9-41
$0.32 Water 70
2 Bidoof swsh12pt5-111
$0.21 Colorless 60
2 Glimmet sv2-124
$0.08 Fighting 40
Trainer (28)
2 Boss’s Orders (Ghetsis) sv2-172
$0.39
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin sv5-144
$0.28
1 Collapsed Stadium swsh9-137
$0.17
1 Earthen Vessel sv4-163
$0.22
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball swsh10-146
$0.30
1 Iono sv2-185
$0.25
4 Irida swsh10-147
$0.50
3 Nest Ball sv1-181
$0.22
1 Prime Catcher sv5-157
$1.23
1 Professor Turo's Scenario sv4-171
$0.23
Trainer (28)
3 Rare Candy sv1-191
$0.24
2 Super Rod sv2-188
$0.30
1 Switch sv1-194
$0.17
3 Ultra Ball sv1-196
$0.19
Energy (12)
12 Basic Fighting Energy sve-6
$0.09 Fighting

Card Types

Trainer 28
Pokémon 20
Energy 12

Energy Types

Fighting 9
Water 5
Colorless 4
Metal 1
Psychic 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 12 attacks
12
50.0% of attacks
2 Energy 7 attacks
7
29.2% of attacks
3 Energy 5 attacks
5
20.8% of attacks

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Comments

Timetrav3l3r avatar
Timetrav3l3r

If anyone is wondering why i went with Ting-Lu (Paradox Rift)  and not Groudon (Paradox Rift). Groudon 130HP can be amp you very muched by Iron Hands ex (Paradox Rift) with zapdos to take 2 prizes and you have to discard all the energy to hit 240 and then get stuck in active without retreat compared to Ting-Lu (Paradox Rift) which can't be amp you very muched with 140HP and can keep attacking without getting stuck in active if your opponent can't take KO on it.

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Marco_Ne

I like this, one change I would make is to play Th e refinement engine to get energy in the discard, and then you could evolve into gallade instead of bibarel but that's personal preference. You might consider cutting 1 switch for one escape rope too.

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